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a rediscovered species, a new combination and the potential for a useful bioindicator of forest health Lichens are an amalgam of one or more fungi, green algae, cyanobacteria or sometimes both photosynthetic partners. This relationship, a symbiosis, is perhaps best… Continue Reading →

New Zealand is filled with the descendants of great voyagers who left their homes in far-off lands for a new life in this idyllic land. This mass immigration has created a diverse melting pot of immigrants from across the world…. Continue Reading →

To conserve species we need to reliably be able to identify them, understand their ecology, map their distributions, count their numbers and identify any threats to their survival. Unfortunately, some groups of species are very hard to tell apart, making… Continue Reading →

The Chatham Islands group comprise the eastern most extension of the New Zealand Botanical Region. The islands lie 800 km east of Christchurch, and take anywhere from two and half to three hours by plane to reach. The two main… Continue Reading →

[custom_headline type=”left” style=”margin-top: 45px;” level=”h2″ looks_like=”h5″ accent=”true”]Molecular techniques are being used to investigate how symbiotic microbial communities may be influencing insect invasiveness[/custom_headline] For millions of years, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands have been extremely isolated, which has led to… Continue Reading →

Epigenetic DNA sequencing may be used to identify gene expressions of ‘stress’ in chickens   How do you know the free-range chicken you buy from the supermarket really had a stress-free life? The answer may actually be written in the… Continue Reading →